This week we talk to former NFL football player Derrick “DJ” Townsel. DJ is a personal trainer, health coach, and yoga instructor. DJ tells us about how he discovered a love for yoga and decided to become an instructor after learning on YouTube and taking 2 classes. Download this episode (right click and save) Show…

This is the final essay that we will be reading to each other as we finish our 30 day yoga teacher training program. If I had 24 hours to live I would wake up at 6am and do my normal morning routine. I would start with my gratitude prayer, my morning mantras, make my bed,…

This is the third essay in the yoga teaching training course I’m taking that we need to write about. We are 28 days in, 2 to go. Throughout the training we have learned the importance of meditation. Like our bodies we need to take care of the mind. Why does Mind Matters Most? The mind…

This week we interview former Golden Gloves boxer turned yoga vinyasa teacher Tommy Mack. Tommy is leading the yoga certification class that Chris is taking. We talk about how Tommy found yoga after boxing and discuss the physical and spiritual benefits of yoga. Download this episode (right click and save) This week’s show notes: (1:58)…

This is the next essay in the yoga teaching training we are to write about. The EDGE can be defined as the breakthrough one may be looking for or it could be simply as self-transformation. As I look at this question, I’m in the thick of the EDGE. Now it’s time to break through and…

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage, and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready.”